History of I Have A Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. – 63 Years Ago

August 28, 2026
I Have A Dream

Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH oday, 63 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. It continues to echo down the halls of history more than six decades later. On August 28, 1963, he delivered his speech at the March on Washington, at the height of…

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History of Juneteenth: and the Emancipation Proclamation

June 19, 2026
Juneteenth

Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF JUNETEENTH: and the Emancipation Proclamation une Nineteenth, or Juneteenth, historically marked the celebration of the emancipation of African-American slaves in Texas in 1865. While the annual celebration started in Texas the following year in 1866, and became an official Texas state holiday there in 1980, this formerly obscure holiday is now observed across…

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